--- title: neurosnap/zmx: Session persistence for terminal processes description: zmx is a lightweight session persistence tool for terminal processes that allows attaching and detaching from shell sessions without killing them. Unlike tmux,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/neurosnap-zmx-session-persistence-for-terminal-processes-368nsp8rl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: neurosnap/zmx: Session persistence for terminal processes | daily.dev og:description: zmx is a lightweight session persistence tool for terminal processes that allows attaching and detaching from shell sessions without killing them. Unlike tmux,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/neurosnap-zmx-session-persistence-for-terminal-processes-368nsp8rl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/368nSP8RL.png og:image:alt: neurosnap/zmx: Session persistence for terminal processes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # neurosnap/zmx: Session persistence for terminal processes **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 7 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary zmx is a lightweight session persistence tool for terminal processes that allows attaching and detaching from shell sessions without killing them. Unlike tmux, it focuses solely on session persistence and delegates window management to the OS, enabling native terminal features like scrollback and copy-paste. Built with Zig, it works on Mac and Linux, supports multiple simultaneous clients, and integrates seamlessly with SSH workflows using ControlMaster for instant reconnections. The tool uses libghostty-vt to restore terminal state when reattaching, and stores sessions as Unix socket files in /tmp/zmx. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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